British Beat: Kell Brook Fronts Up To Carson Jones, Tyson Fury Beats Up On Vinny Maddalone Plus Much More

0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/5/2012

U.K. fight fans are presented with a glut of bouts (of differing appeal and quality) to sieve through this weekend. Sky Sports, who once monopolised boxing coverage on these shores, embark upon a period of reduced output whereas Mick Hennessy, shunned for years by the very same network, continues to flourish under the umbrella of […]

Half-Year 25 Favorite Boxing Prospects Report Card

0 comments by Mark Ortega on 7/4/2012

(Javier Fortuna) In January, one of my first contributions to TQBR was a list of my 25 favorite prospects to start 2012. Now that we have met the halfway point of the year, compiled here is a report on how those 25 prospects have fared and a grade letter assigned. Over the first six months, […]

From Beyond The Grave: The Black Eye For Boxing

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“Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson, the rematch, the evening they were selling as the greatest fight of all time, will go down as just another black eye for boxing. No, this time call it a black ear. Make it two black ears. Holyfield will wake up this morning with his title in place, and an […]

The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Nonito Donaire, Kelly Pavlik And Wladimir Klitschko

0 comments by Alex McClintock on 7/3/2012

Welcome to July, ladies and gentleman. There’s boxing aplenty. It all starts off this week, with a decent enough HBO card and a potentially fun offering on ESPN2 on Friday. Wladimir Klitschko is also fighting, which is significant, if not particularly exciting. That’s all just an appetiser for what might be boxing’s best month this […]

This Time It’s Real: Boxing To Return To Network TV With NBC – Main Events Deal

0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/2/2012

We’ve had a lot of false starts and potential left unfulfilled in the last couple years when it has come to live boxing reappearing on the big four networks. But a news release Monday now says it’s actually going to happen. And it’s a baby step, but it’s one giant baby step for boxingkind. On […]

Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 7/12

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(Timothy Bradley, at left, after fighting Manny Paquiao, at right) What to do, what to do with the whole crazy Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao decision, rankings-wise? That was the big dilemma for this update of the pound-for-pound rankings of the best boxers in the world, regardless of weight. I think it boils down to what kind […]

Cornelius Bundrage, Gary Russell, Jr., Erislandy Lara Win Easily On Predictable Showtime Card

0 comments by Tim Starks on 7/1/2012

(Cornelius Bundrage connects against Cory Spinks; photo credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) I’ve had enough “special” editions of ShoBox. They’re feeling a lot like a euphemism a grandma might utter: “My grandson is not all that smart, but bless his heart — he’s special to me,” whereas the usual ShoBox cards are actually good. Saturday’s tripleheader […]

Roy Jones Jr. Decisions Pawel Glazewski, Krzyzstof Wlodarczyk Fight In Fall

0 comments by Mark Ortega on 6/30/2012

Twenty years ago, a Roy Jones Jr. fight happening in the afternoon American time would likely be taking place on a major network with a fairly good buzz going. Sadly that was not the case on this day in 2012. Saturday afternoon U,S. Pacific Time, 43-year old Roy Jones Jr. won a controversial ten-round split […]

Ruslan Provodnikov Drowns Jose Reynoso In Two, Chris Martin Eviscerates Roberto Castaneda

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On the latest installment of Friday Night Fights, ESPN2 opened up what most assume will be an underwhelming weekend of fights with a surprisingly entertaining card that featured a rare total of four bouts. Program mainstay Ruslan Provodnikov made quick two-round work of Jose Reynoso in the main event, effectively ending any hopes that a […]

Nonito Donaire Wraps Up San Carlos Camp

0 comments by Mark Ortega on 6/29/2012

(Nonito Donaire; photo credit: Chris Farina, Top Rank) Thursday afternoon in San Carlos, Calif., multi-division titlist Nonito Donaire concluded his sparring in preparation for his fight with South African beltholder Jeffrey Mathebula, which takes place in southern California at the Home Depot Center in Carson on July 7, televised by HBO. Working with Donaire in […]

Round And Round, Featuring What’s Next For Tomasz Adamek, Manny Pacquiao And Canelo Alvarez

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You want fights in the works? We got fights in the works. Quick Jabs, not so much. It was a light week for boxing news developments to comment upon in that regular column, so here’s a mini-Quick Jabs before we get to what you came for: Ratings, gate for Antonio Tarver-Lateef Kayode. This thing goes […]

Josesito Lopez And The Eight-Year Plan

0 comments by Mark Ortega on 6/28/2012

(Josesito Lopez, with trainer Henry Ramirez; photo credit: Tom Casino, Showtime) Though many memorable moments remain from last Saturday’s shocking result at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, one of those moments that stuck with me late into the following week about Josesito Lopez was simply him making his ringwalk. Emblazoned on the right breast […]

The Rabbit Punch: Bob Arum Renews Contract With Satan

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Top Rank founder and CEO Bob Arum announced today that he has signed an extension of his contract with Satan, the Prince of Darkness, through 2015, with a mutual option for 2016. Under the terms of the deal, the devil will continue to ensure that Top Rank retains its privileged position at the forefront of […]

Miguel Acosta Vs. Art Hovhannisyan Tops ShoBox Tripleheader July 20 [UPDATED]

0 comments by Mark Ortega on 6/27/2012

(122-pound prospect Roman Morales makes ShoBox debut) On July 20, Gary Shaw Promotions will bring a doubleheader to the esteemed prospect series ShoBox: The New Generation from the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. as confirmed by matchmaker John Beninati. The card was initially going to air three bouts but one bout fell out, […]

The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Cornelius Bundrage, Cory Spinks And Ruslan Provodnikov

0 comments by Alex McClintock on 6/26/2012

This week I’ve got to rep my home country, Australia, with a hilarious video advertisement which won the Gold Lion at the Cannes adfest. Even if the beer is only average, the only thing more manly than that is boxing. This week there’s not all that much going on, despite a Saturday night show on […]